I wrote my first blog post here 10 years ago. I had qualified for the 2012 US Olympic Marathon Trials, was a newly signed Brooks athlete, and found out I was pregnant just over a month before the race. I was having a rough first trimester and was looking for running mother inspiration - check …
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Hello Readers - and Runners! I published a book! It's been a minute since I last wrote about running progress. The fall has been exceptionally busy, full of a new school, a toddler in day care, and of course, being on tenderhooks with an ongoing pandemic. Books: Let me say it again: I published a …
There are many digital tools we use today to help us find our way around the wilderness. However, basic map and compass knowledge can help to navigate confidently in the outdoors and in the event of battery failures. Basic Navigation Steps: Know how to use a topographic ("topo") map. Topographic lines mark lines of equal …
Get your hiking inspiration and plan your trips with the Rough It Outdoors Year of Hiking: 2022 Hiking Engagement Calendar and Planner! A Year of Hiking is a monthly and weekly engagement calendar and planner packed with fifty-two weeks of hiking inspiration. The year is filled with guidance for goal setting, trip planning, critical skills and hiking …
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No one wants to come back from a hike covered in itchy, blistery skin simply because they brushed up against a poisonous plant. These plants here are common throughout North America and can be potently irritating year-round. Some basic awareness of what the plants look like goes a long way to steering clear. The Big …
Fall is often a favorite time of year for hikers: cooler temperatures, glorious foliage, clear air all pull us out the door and into the woods. September, October, November, December, and January are also hunting seasons for deer, elk, and other game in many areas of the United States. Hunters and hikers both enjoy the …
Over the past few months, I have been working slowly on returning to running after having baby #3 on year ago last May. This spring has been a series of starts and stops, far from the consistency I usually work towards. What has been consistent is that I am making progress towards running farther and …
There is no speedy shortcut to acclimatize to high altitude. We all want to hit the trail and get to great heights as soon as possible, however, to get up to high ground feeling good takes patience. So, what is going on and how do we acclimatize? What's going on? Moving up into higher elevations asks …
Prepare yourself for high altitude adventures by knowing the symptoms of altitude sickness, and what to do if you experience them.
Looking ahead out of the depths of winter: Summer trip dreaming has me looking for new places to explore and old favorites to revisit.
